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Get to Know Forbes Library! Open House, September 12

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Forbes is Northampton's public library!

Smith student open house at Forbes Library

Published August 27, 2025

Open House for Smith Students

Forbes Library, Northampton Massachusetts
Forbes Library, 20 West Street (right across from the Smith College campus book store)

Saturday, September 12, 2026
1-3 p.m.
Forbes Library Reading Room

Forbes Library is Northampton’s public library, right across the street from the campus bookstore at 20 West Street. At the open house you’ll be able to:

  • Sign up for a library card
  • Explore the stacks
  • Do a scavenger hunt
  • Meet Paco the fish
  • Eat snacks

Sign Up for a Library Card

Smith students are eligible to sign up for a library card with Northampton’s Forbes Library. It’s quick and easy to do! Get started at https://bit.ly/ForbesCard.

Card access allows students to use and borrow physical materials as well as digital items from the extensive Central/Western Massachusetts public library network, such as e-books, e-Audiobooks, databases, streaming video content, and more.

A big thank you goes to the Forbes Library for creating this path to access!

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